Mucharz

Wadowice County · Lesser Poland Voivodeship · Poland
Mucharz — photo 1 Mucharz — photo 2 2

Photos: Mariusz Paździora, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Pajdek, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Mucharz is a village in Poland.

Population: 1,128 (2021). Mountains nearby: Western Carpathians.

Here and nearby on the site: 1 trail.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

What's nearby

Trails nearby

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Czesław Panczakiewicz TrailHardTwo-dayMarkedCzesław Panczakiewicz TrailElevation profile259–890 m23.9 kmascent 921 m≈ 8 h walkingunder 1 km from the centreAndrychów – Groń Jana Pawła II – Świnna PorębaModerateTwo-dayMarkedAndrychów Świnna Porębavia Groń Jana Pawła IIElevation profile318–890 m19.5 kmascent 767 m≈ 6.5 h walking2.8 km from the centreTrail of Emil ZegadłowiczModerateTwo-dayMarkedTrail of Emil ZegadłowiczElevation profile263–565 m20.9 kmascent 855 m≈ 7 h walking3.8 km from the centreMały Szlak BeskidzkiHardMulti-dayMarkedMały Szlak BeskidzkiElevation profile282–1 022 m134.7 kmascent 5 091 m4 km from the centreCzartak – KrzeszówModerateOne-dayMarkedCzartak KrzeszówElevation profile274–922 m14.6 kmascent 716 m≈ 5 h walking4.6 km from the centreGaiki – Sucha BeskidzkaHardMulti-dayMarkedGaiki Sucha BeskidzkaElevation profile301–896 m51 kmascent 2 273 m5.6 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

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Groń Jana Pawła IIPeakGroń Jana Pawła IIRzykialtitude 890 m8.3 km from the centreGroń Jana Pawła II (John Paul II's Groń) is an 890 m summit in the eastern part of the Little Beskids in southern Poland, in Wadowice County of the Lesser Poland...LeskowiecPeakLeskowiecRzykialtitude 922 m8.7 km from the centreLeskowiec is a 922 m summit in the eastern part of the Little Beskids, in the Łamana Skała range of southern Poland.Łamana SkałaPeakŁamana SkałaLasaltitude 929 m13 km from the centreŁamana Skała (on many maps also called Madohora) is a 929 m mountain in the Little Beskids (Beskid Mały) in southern Poland.Gibasów WierchPeakGibasów WierchKocońaltitude 890 m14 km from the centreGibasów Wierch (also Wielki Gibasów Groń) is an 890 m summit in the Łamana Skała range of the Little Beskids (more precisely in its part called the Łysina range) in...PotrójnaPeakPotrójnaRzykialtitude 883 m14 km from the centrePotrójna is a twin-topped mountain in the Andrychów Beskids, the eastern part of the Little Beskids (Beskid Mały).Babica (Maków Beskids)PeakBabica (Maków Beskids)Trzebuniaaltitude 728 m18 km from the centreBabica is a wooded summit about 728 m high in the Makowski Beskids in the south of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.

What to visit

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Lake Mucharz (Jezioro Mucharskie)LakeLake Mucharz (Jezioro Mucharskie)Świnna Poręba2 km from the centreLake Mucharz (Jezioro Mucharskie) is the youngest large reservoir of the Polish Carpathians. It lies on the Skawa river among the hills of the Beskid Mały, in the...Sucha Beskidzka Castle (Little Wawel)CastleSucha Beskidzka Castle (Little Wawel)Sucha Beskidzka7.9 km from the centreSucha Castle in the town of Sucha Beskidzka is a Renaissance magnate residence at the foot of Mount Jasień, near the point where the Stryszawka flows into the Skawa.Skawa RiverRiverSkawa RiverSucha Beskidzka8.3 km from the centreThe Skawa is a right-bank tributary of the Vistula, a Carpathian mountain river flowing entirely within the Lesser Poland Voivodeship.John Paul II Family Home in WadowiceMuseumJohn Paul II Family Home in WadowiceWadowice9.2 km from the centreThe Holy Father John Paul II Family Home museum (Muzeum Dom Rodzinny Ojca Świętego Jana Pawła II) in Wadowice — a town in the foothills of the Little Beskids —...Waterfall on the Mosorny PotokWaterfallWaterfall on the Mosorny PotokZawoja20 km from the centreThe waterfall on the Mosorny Potok (Wodospad na Mosornym Potoku), also called Mosorczyk, is one of the highest natural waterfalls of the Polish Beskids.Hala KrupowaMountain meadowHala KrupowaSidzinaaltitude 1 152 m22 km from the centreHala Krupowa is a former pasture in the Polica Range (Pasmo Policy) of the Żywiec Beskids (in the newer regionalisation, the Żywiec-Orawa Beskids), above the village...

Craft nearby

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Folk Art Fair in Żywiec during the Beskidy Week of CultureMarkets & fairsFolk Art Fair in Żywiec during the Beskidy Week of CultureŻywiec29 km from the centreThe Beskidy Highlanders' Week of Culture (Tydzień Kultury Beskidzkiej, TKB) is Poland's largest folklore festival: it was first held in Wisła in 1964, and today, at...

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

405 mMountain shelterBeskidzka Baza Obozowa ZHP w ZalesiuMaków Beskids · PolandStandingStaffed
319 mMountain shelterShelter in ZembrzyceMaków Beskids · PolandStanding260 m from a trailStaffed
510 mSpringKapliczka Księża SpringLittle Beskids · PolandNot verifiedOn a trailMarked as drinkable

All springs of the CarpathiansAll Carpathian huts

Getting there from Ukraine

Border crossings

  • Krakovets – Korczowa — road, 24/7
  • Shehyni – Medyka — road, 24/7 Pedestrian crossing is not confirmed by the Ukrainian border service — check dpsu.gov.ua before the trip.
  • Smilnytsia – Krościenko — road, 24/7
  • Hrushiv – Budomierz — road, 24/7
  • Mostyska – Przemyśl (rail) — rail, 24/7

By car

Lviv – Żywiec ≈412 km, ≈5 h 30 min without queues or tolls: M-10 → Krakovets – Korczowa → A4 to Kraków (≈249 km) → DK52 via Wadowice → DW781 and DW946 to Żywiec. ≈333 km, ≈4 h from the border. Alternative via the tolled A4 Kraków – Katowice and the S1 via Tychy and Bielsko-Biała: ≈457 km, ≈5 h 25 min.

Checked 23.10.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.